UK AI security specialists: agent guardrails, model security, AI red-teaming and prompt-response defences for production deployments.
9 companies listed. Each listing is human-curated by Varadius; Varadius Verified marks companies we have spoken to directly.
cortex-labs.ai
Frontier AI capability with absolute confidentiality and attribution protection. Three products: Arc (confidential AI chat and document intelligence), Vantage (agentic analytics), and Palisade (sovereign AI for classified defence environments). Cyber Essentials Plus certified, Defence Cyber Certification, GCA supplier. London-based.
aiscore.ai
Intelligence-led AI governance platform. A single platform to control risk and accelerate value at the speed AI demands. Built by teams with backgrounds in national security, finance and law.
advai.co.uk
UK AI assurance specialists stress-testing model robustness and failure modes for government and defence.
enz.ai
Belfast-based enterprise AI governance platform covering the EU AI Act, ISO 42001 and NIST AI RMF. ISO 27001 certified since 2023.
mindgard.ai
Lancaster University spinout doing automated red-teaming and security testing of AI systems.
conjecture.dev
London-based UK company focused on controllable and safe advanced AI, building cognitive-emulation architectures for alignment.
trilateralresearch.com
AI governance, AI literacy training and responsible AI services. Tools listed in the CDEI AI Assurance Portfolio and the OECD Catalogue of Trustworthy AI Tools.
holisticai.com
London AI governance and audit platform, an early mover in algorithmic auditing and shadow-AI discovery.
vigil.ai
UK company building AI classification tools for child sexual abuse material, used by law enforcement.
